Battle of the Books 2025 - Manatee Summer

Tommy told Peter that the white lines on the manatee's back were caused by...

• shark attack scars.

• the FL Manatee Society as tags to identify them.

• boats scarring them.

• nature as markings of the species of manatee.

Why didn't Peter want Tommy to come to his house?

• Peter worried that his father's dementia might make him do something embarrassing.

• Tommy was allergic to cats, and mom had adopted a kitten to make papa happy.

• He didn't want Tommy to find out mom was home because she'd lost her job.

• Tommy could be careless and often ended up breaking something.

In the beginning, Peter felt confused, shocked and angry when he learned....

• Tommy had gotten an infection from touching Zoey.

• 15 manatees were in the canal.

• Tommy's mother had thrown away the Discovery Journal.

• Tommy's family was moving.

Where was Tommy's family moving to?

• Michigan

• Mexico

• Miami

• Maine

What happened when a TV reporter talked to Peter after Zoe's rescue?

• Mr. Reilly interrupted them and tried to take credit for finding Zoey.

• People should excitedly when they saw another manatee nearby.

• Cassidy yelped and ran off when Petter asked her to talk to the reporter.

• Peter pointed at Mr. Reilly and blamed him on camera for hurting Zoey.

After visiting Zoey at Emerald Springs, Peter told Cassidy he wanted to....

• speak about saving the manatees at the Indigo River Boat Club meeting

• post videos that show Zoey's healing progress at Emerald Springs.

• start a website to help fund the manatees.

• apply for a summer job volunteering at Emerald Springs.

What happened when Peter ran out into the hurricane to bring back papa?

• A huge wave washed Mr. Reilly's speed boat out of the sea

• Lightning struck Peter's empty house and set it on fire.

• He found Papa slumped under the avocado tree

• Peter was hit in the head with a tree branch.

What did mom do to surprise Peter?

• She arranged to have Tommy come from Michigan for a visit.

• Mom threw him a birthday party.

• Mom bought the Saunder's house.

• Mom gave him a plane ticket to visit his dad in NC.

After mom and papa finally arrived at the boating club meeting, Peter told papa's manatee story and said people should be ________________ of animals.

Tommy and Peter finished the Discovery Journal when they.....

• a frightened flock of bright green parakeets in Mr. Reilly's avocado tree.

• heard a screech one night and saw a barn owl in a tree in Peter's yard.

• spotted the dorsal fin of a spinner dolphin swimming with the manatees.

• noticed a young Burmese python slithering through the swamp.